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Kaija Halvorson

Kaija Halvorson, Staff Writer

Kaija Halvorson is a Senior at South entering her first year in newspaper. She has joined newspaper to strengthen and broaden her style of writing for college. Halvorson is active in the South Student Ambassadors and South Choir and is the Vice President of the Student Council. Outside of school, she participates in the Minnesota Latvian Choir and the Vesota Choir.

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Minneapolis redistricting has caused South to lose tons of funding and students. The music program has lost half of its music classes and nearly as many students. For many students still in the program like Lennon Wendelberger, A lot of what I loved about jazz was the encouragement to get better from my peers, but now thats gone. Not only has this hurt student experiences, its also added lots of extra work for the teachers.

South’s music program is in danger, enrollment at the lowest in years

Max Niblett and Kaija Halvorson
November 1, 2023
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